The 1883 Liberty Nickel represented the first year of issue for the series. The coin was issued with two different reverse designs. The first is “without CENTS” referring to the lack of identification of the denomination, while the second is known as “with CENTS”. The alteration of the design represents one of the often recounted [...]

As with all nickels produced since 1866, except for the silver war nickels of 1942-1945, the Liberty Nickels are made out of a composition of 75% copper and 25% nickel. Each coin has a standard weight of 5 grams and diameter of 21.2 mm with a plain edge. All coins of the series were struck [...]

Aside from a few years, the Liberty Nickel mintages occurred in relatively high numbers. Most of the Philadelphia Mint issues were struck with a mintage of 10 million or greater, with a few notable exceptions. The 1885 and 1886 issues with mintages of 1.4 million and 3.3. million are considered key dates. The lowest mintage [...]